I’ve always been fascinated by the wide variance in lesson durations among various teachers. Many of my piano teacher colleagues hold lessons for preschoolers that last only 15 minutes, while some legendary pedagogues teach lessons that last six, seven, or even eight...
I’m writing this blog post from my brand-spanking new Macbook! I’ve been planning a move (back) to the Mac side of things for quite some time now, and I’m really digging how this device improves my workflow. I wrote a post about my big and clunky...
The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy! Contrabass Conversations and the...
My fellow podcasting cohort John Grillo recently put out a post on his blog ClassicalMusicNews.tv about the Princeton Symphony’s season finale. He also gives a little background on the orchestra and describes the current music director search the...
Here’s another instructional double bass video from www.mucony.com, this time featuring Manhattan School of Music bass instructor Jay Anderson teaching a student.